2009 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analysis of Fisheries Research Services (FRS) Orkney west coast and Pentland Firth seabed camera survey

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09 June 2025
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Summary

In order to assess the likely environmental impact of the development of renewable energy schemes around the Orkney Islands, the Scottish Government commissioned Marine Scotland Science to map relevant areas of the seabed. MSS subsequently requested Scottish Natural Heritage to provide commentary on the conservation status of species and habitats in the area. This study provided a description of the habitats observed by video during a survey carried out by MSS in 2009. The aim was to inform SNH and MSS on the habitats and species of the area, with a view to assessing their conservation importance. See also 2008 corresponding survey: dad19c700b0445839c274631c2f3e163.

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2025-06-04
Access contraints
Not for navigational use; SNH copyright data which is available for re-use under government licence terms: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Harvest GUID
94ea0521a3404cd45ccf7b0840a21dbe
Extent
Latitude: 59.120292365255° to °
Longitude: -3.4442138671875° to -2.7630615234375°
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Dataset reference date
2014-12-27 (publication)
Frequency of update
notPlanned
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Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters (owner); NatureScot (HQ Inverness) (custodian); Colin Moore (originator); Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) (distributor)
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eng
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